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Comparing the effectiveness of online and face-to-face classes among California community college students

COMPARING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES AMONG CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
by
Treisa Sullivan Cassens
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2010
Copyright 2010 Treisa Sullivan Cassens

Over the past decade, online classes have become extensively utilized by higher education. Recent literature found, when focusing on upper level courses and four-year college students, that online classes are as effective as face-to-face classes in serving the curricular needs of students. This study sought to enrich research by examining community college students with a further study of student characteristics (age, gender, basic skills, ethnicity, low-income) to see if they contributed to the students’ grades in each delivery method. A faculty survey was used to investigate other possible influences on success. No significant differences were found for the pass/fail comparisons or in faculty choices for communication with students. However, objective measures did show that students achieved increasing numbers of A and F grades in online classes.

COMPARING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES AMONG CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
by
Treisa Sullivan Cassens
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2010
Copyright 2010 Treisa Sullivan Cassens